A new automated computerized analyzing system simplifies readings and reduces the variability in ultrasound measurement of intima-media thickness

Stroke

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 2195-2200

  Wendelhag, Inger ^a   Liang, Quan ^b   Gustavsson, Tomas ^b   Wikstrand, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Arteries; Atherosclerosis; Carotid; Computer assisted image processing; Ultrasonics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BRAIN ATHEROSCLEROSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; INTIMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUNICA MEDIA; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 0030710511     PISSN: 00392499     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.STR.28.11.2195     Document Type: Article

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